R.J., thank you -- and I would thank you even if I didn't agree with you, because you have been so wonderfully helpful to my sister!
Mary, I really like the 'speculative fiction' moniker if you're not going to call the story an offworld fantasy. It's precise enough, and doesn't lead anybody to expect the story to be something it's not!
Then again, I am not a big fan of SF -- except in some movies and TV shows. (Dr. Who, for example).
I wouldn't be afraid to call the book a fantasy. Granted, most fantasy does have magic -- but some has very little. The "Queen's Thief" series, for instance.
But speculative fiction works for me!
PS I guess the consensus is that the 2nd or 3rd cover attempt is better?
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Speculative Fiction! Yay!
Date: 2010-08-02 07:17 pm (UTC)Mary, I really like the 'speculative fiction' moniker if you're not going to call the story an offworld fantasy. It's precise enough, and doesn't lead anybody to expect the story to be something it's not!
Then again, I am not a big fan of SF -- except in some movies and TV shows. (Dr. Who, for example).
I wouldn't be afraid to call the book a fantasy. Granted, most fantasy does have magic -- but some has very little. The "Queen's Thief" series, for instance.
But speculative fiction works for me!
PS I guess the consensus is that the 2nd or 3rd cover attempt is better?